The
'B' Assault Brigade
RAC/
RE.
[Joslen, p. 175] was founded on 5 January 1945, in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. The Brigade Headquarters was formed from redesignating the
25th Army Tank Brigade's headquarters to the 25th Armoured Assault Brigade Royal Engineers.
[Joslen, p. 203] Three months later, on 6 April, the formation was redesignated as the 25th Armoured Engineer Brigade Royal Engineers. The brigade served in Italy until the end of the war.
See also
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British Armoured formations of World War II
During the Second World War the British Army deployed armoured divisions and independent armoured and tank brigades.
Background
During the interwar period, the British Army examined the lessons learnt from the First World War; and a need was seen ...
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List of British brigades of the Second World War
This is a list of British Brigades in the Second World War. It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of brigade size that served in the British Army during the Second World War
World War II or the Sec ...
References
Bibliography
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25 Armoured Assault Brigade Royal Engineers
Engineer brigades of the British Army
Military units and formations established in 1945
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